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Webster 1913 Edition


Supination

Suˊpi-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
supinare
,
supinatum
, to bend or lay backward, fr.
supinus
supine: cf. F.
supination
. See
Supine
.]
(Physiol.)
(a)
The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward.
(b)
The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to
pronation
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Supination

SUPINA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. supino.] The act of lying or state of being laid with the face upward.
1.
The act of turning the palm of the hand upwards.

Definition 2024


supination

supination

English

Noun

supination (plural supinations)

  1. The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
  2. (anatomy) The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm
  3. (anatomy) The act or state of combined abduction and eversion of the foot.
  4. (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.

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